>>>Hmm, why the Row isn't bound and what exactly means the row bound? I assign DataSet to GridView's datasource.
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>>I assume this is a WebControls.GridViewRow ?
>>What's the RowType of the row in question? - are you sure it's a DataRow not a Header,Footer or other non-bound type?
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>Yes. It is a record in a GridView I'm trying to delete. Getting names from the Cells works fine, so using alternative syntax should also work. I like the alternative syntax much better because you don't need to guess which column is the last name or first name.

This doesn't answer my question. What is the RowType of the GridViewRow when its DataItem type is null ? AFAIK a GridViewRow.DataItem will only return null if (a) it is not a bindable type or (b) it is - but it has not been bound.